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Amoeba

Amoeba 1975

Design W. Barrington Pink Publisher Marx Toys
6.3 /10
BGG rating
#22117
BGG rank
1.8
Weight
2–4
Players
8
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About the Game

The board consists of a 7x7 array of plastic squares, each of which has an arc cutting two diagonally opposite corners.

The rest of the equipment is a deck of 52 cards showing various closed amoeba-like curves that can be made with the arcs - players get 3 of these to start and are trying to create the curves shown on their cards.

On a turn a player gets to rotate any piece except the one last rotated, and if a needed shape is made, the player gets the points shown on the card, a new card, and another turn. The first player to reach 50 points wins.

Amoeba has been published as 'Tantalus' in the Ravensburger Casino Series.

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Mechanics
Also known as
Tantalus
BGG ratings
51 · geek rating 5.51
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026